How much does a it engineer make in Japan?
Answer: The average it engineer in Japan makes $40,651 (¥6.1M) a year (monthly pay × 12 plus bonus, 2025, Japan's Basic Survey on Wage Structure).
Monthly pay $2,772 × 12 + bonus $7,387. Average age 42.2; about 215,000 people work in this job. About the same as the Japan-wide average ($33,720).
IT engineer pay in Japan (2025, averages by company size and sex)
| Company size | Everyone | Men | Women | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $40,651 | $42,390 | $33,954 | 42.2 |
| Big company | $42,629 | $44,554 | $35,824 | 41.9 |
| Mid-size | $41,429 | $43,049 | $34,735 | 42.4 |
| Small company | $34,882 | $36,609 | $28,154 | 42.6 |
Why does pay differ?
In Japan, pay can differ with experience, IT skill level, specialist work, and the employer's size or industry. Location, overtime, and shift schedules can also matter; relevant certificates can help show a worker's skills.
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How it changes with company size
What does a it engineer do?
What's a typical day like?
Depending on their specialty, they check server and network logs, review alerts, and make sure systems are running smoothly. If something breaks, they investigate, restore service, and update the team and its instructions.
How to get this job
In Japan, many study IT at university, technical college, or vocational school, though no degree or license is required. The Basic Information Technology Engineer exam is a good start; new hires learn through training and on-the-job practice.
Did you know?
Some information systems in Japan run 24/7, but automatic alerts can let them operate without a person watching every moment.
What about the US?
Nearly the same jobJapan's figure is the average and the US figure is the median. Prices and exchange rates matter too, so it's a rough comparison.
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Source: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025 (regular workers, by occupation) (e-Stat). Yearly pay = monthly contractual cash earnings × 12 + annual bonus. Averages for regular workers at firms with 10+ employees. Public employees (teachers, police, firefighters) and company executives are not in this survey. e-stat.go.jp
Pages used for the text
- www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001077997.pdf
- shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/Occupation/Detail/319
- www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0003426315
- www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/list/chinginkouzou_b.html
- www.mhlw.go.jp/content/11600000/001244078.pdf
- www.ipa.go.jp/shiken/kubun/fe.html
Data: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025 · 1 USD = 150 JPY